2008 IOS #5 @ Rockford, IL (DISContinuum Presents The ILLINOIS OPEN)

[CEValkyrie]

Tentative schedule has been updated to the website.
www.illinoisopenseries.com

[Jon Brakel]

Tentative schedule has been updated to the website.
www.illinoisopenseries.com

Sweet, thanks Brett!

Becky and I are going to make available 4 Entertainment Books as CTP prizes at Rockford. One for each pool. If you aren't familiar with the Entertainment Books go here: http://chicago-north.entertainment.com/discount/browse.shtml?overrideLocation=N

[tjdub26936]

"Pools & schedule will be posted at the course Saturday Morning"

With four pools and three courses, one pool will show up Saturday morning, check in, attend the players meeting, and then "have a bye" for the 9AM round.  Will it be posted which divisions will be in that pool before Saturday morning?

[Bruce Brakel]

There will be a pool teeing off every hour.  So some players will tee off right away and some will have a one hour wait on Saturday and some two and some three.  I'm hoping we will be able to finalize the pools well in advance.  But it depends on how pre-reg goes.  After I spray the blueberry bushes, I'll see if I can do something with the schedule. 

[CEValkyrie]

We are proud to announce that Jeff Wilken, PDGA #33908 has won our free registration to the Illinois Open. Jeff will be enjoying 2 days of Illinois A-tier excitement courtesy of 1000rated.com and the entire staff of the 2008 Illinois Open. Congratulations Jeff, and have a blast.

Thank you to all 72 registrants (71 through the website, and 1 through e-mail) who signed up for our promotion. We encourage the rest of you to sign up for the event by going to www.illinoisopenseries.com

The raffle was open to players of all divisions and ran from Monday evening (August 18th) 2008 until Thursday August 21st 2008 at midnight EST.

The Illinois Open is a 2 day tournament that will take place on September 6th and 7th, 2008 - Over $1800 has been raised so far for the pro purse. Three courses on site at Anna Page will be used including the existing East and West courses plus a temporary course for the weekend.

Players will be divided into pools based on division. Each pool plays two rounds on Saturday and two additional rounds on Sunday.

Part of Discontinuum disc golf club's annual IOS series, The Illinois Open promises to be an exciting event for all.

Again, more Information and registration can be found at www.illinoisopenseries.com

[tree]

BRUCE:

I'll be playing Intermediate Women

[Bruce Brakel]

BRUCE:

I'll be playing Intermediate Women

I'll add a trophy to the list. 

[tacimala]

Bruce - my last name is spelled C-I-M-A-L-A

[Jon Brakel]

Bruce - my last name is spelled C-I-M-A-L-A

When does Bruce have the opportunity to spell your name wrong?

[Dan Michler]

Do we know what the lunch provided is going to consist of yet?

[Jon Brakel]

Do we know what the lunch provided is going to consist of yet?

Bruce is working on it...now is the time to suggest places for him if you know someone that does a good value in catering in the Rockford area.

[tacimala]

Bruce - my last name is spelled C-I-M-A-L-A

When does Bruce have the opportunity to spell your name wrong?

On the trophy, of course!

[JCthrills]

no idea if theres one near rockford but we get catered lunches from the Spicey Pickle occasioanlly & it's pretty fairly priced.

[CEValkyrie]

Just a reminder to play Rockford you must be a PDGA member. Wait until Sept 1st if you play to joing.

Joining after September 1st, memberships are extended through the following year. So you get 4 months in 08 and all of 09 as a PDGA member. This also goes for those renewing that have not been current in the past 5+ years.

[tacimala]

Any information available for the doubles? Specifically the format, the time and the fee please.

[stpitner]

Note for those of you who are lending a basket for the tournament and don't already have wing-nuts for the 3 bolts on the basket...

I found out that my Discraft Chainstar has fine threaded bolts, and the standard wing nuts that I bought at the hardware store were for course threaded.  So make sure what you're picking up will work.

I bought two sets of nuts and bolts for myself - they are 1/4" bolts - 2 1/2" long, course threading.  There are 1/4" wingnuts that you can also pick up.  I bougt these at a Sears Hardware, and I paid $0.16 per bolt and $0.22 per wingnut.  2 sets was something like $2.51.

Having this proper hardware certainly makes it easy to set up and tear down those temp baskets!!!

[discwrangler]

I'm thinking about hitting up this tournament and have a couple questions:

1)  How many layouts will we play in the MPO division?

2) will it be possible to see all the layouts on friday?

thanks,

Tanner Duncan

[pickax]

There are three courses that will be played. All courses will be playable by noon on Friday. The temp course will not have baskets on Friday, but will be clearly marked. Course information is on this thread:
http://discontinuum.org/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=3844.msg57154#msg57154

Hope you can make it.

[ihatecheeseheads]

Maybe someone has answered this already but,   if we are playing 4 rounds on 3 courses,    which course will be played twice?

[Jon Brakel]

Maybe someone has answered this already but,   if we are playing 4 rounds on 3 courses,    which course will be played twice?

It will be different for each pool.